Complete in three volumes, this widely used method series presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In this volume, the student will be introduced to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Positions. There is complete treatment for the development of these positions including etudes, solos, duets, and chord studies. This book gives much attention to key ...more

Complete in three volumes, this widely used method series presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In this volume, the student will be introduced to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Positions. There is complete treatment for the development of these positions including etudes, solos, duets, and chord studies. This book gives much attention to keys seldom presented in detail in other methods, namely the keys of E flat, C Minor, A flat, F Minor, D flat, B flat Minor, G flat, E flat Minor, F sharp, and D sharp Minor. This volume will be a valuable asset to the student desiring to master these more difficult positions and keys. Notation only. The online audio available for download demonstrates most of the exercises and solos in the book at performance tempo.

The Positions
Notes in the Second Position
Second Position Etude Number One (Key of D)
The Major Chords in the Second Position
The Minor Chords in the Second Position
The Seventh Chords in the Second Position
Etude in the Key of G (Second Position)
The Chords in the Key of C
The Harmonized Scale (Key of C)
The Chords in the Key of A Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of A Minor)
Sor's Waltz
Chords in the Key of G
The Harmonized Scale (Key of G)
Chords in the Key of E Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of E minor)
Silver Threads Among the Gold
The Chords in the Key of D
The Harmonized Scale (Key of D)
The Chords in the Key of B Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of B Minor)
Rosario
The Chords in the Key of A
The Harmonized Scale (Key of A)
The Chords in the Key of F-sharp Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of F-sharp Minor)
Chopin's Prelude
Chords in the Key of F
The Harmonized Scale (Key of F)
The Chords in the Key of D Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of D Minor)
Minuet (De Visee)
The Key of B-flat
The B-flat Scale
Etude
The Chords in the Key of B-flat
More Chords in the Key of B-flat
A Daily Scale Study in B-flat
The Poet and the Peasant (Von Suppe, arr. by Mel Bay)
The Key of G Minor
The G Minor Scales
The Chords in the Key of G Minor
Harmonized Scale (Key of G Minor)
Etude in G Minor
The Key of E-flat
The E-flat Major Scale
The Third Position
Third Position Etude One
The Chords in the Key of E-flat
The Harmonized Scale (Key of E-flat)
Alla-Breve Time
The Quarter-Note Triplet
Caballero (Pleyel, arr. by Mel Bay)
The Key of C Minor
The C Minor Scales
Etude in C Minor (Third Position)
Prelude
C Minor Etude in the Third Position
Prelude in C Minor
The Key of A-flat
The A-flat Scale in the Third Position
A Daily Scale Study in A-flat
The Chords in the Key of A-flat
The Harmonized Scale (Key of A-flat)
Triplet Etude in A-flat (Third Position)
Waltz in A-flat Op. 39, No. 2 (Johannes Brahms, arr. by Mel Bay)
The Key of F Minor
The F Minor Scales
The Chords in the Key of F Minor
Prelude in F Minor
Prelude
Nocturne (Aguado)
The Fourth Position
Fourth Position Exercise
Waltz
Chords in the Fourth Position
Fourth Position Etude Number One
The Key of C-sharp Minor
Chords in the Key of C-sharp Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of C-sharp Minor)
El Rey (Fourth Position)
Prelude Opus 28, No. 2 (Frederic Chopin, arr. by Mel Bay)
Fourth Position Etude Number Three (Key of A Major)
The Fifth Position
Fifth Position Exercise
The Commentator (Fifth Position) (Carcassi, arr. by Mel Bay)
Chords in the Fifth Position
Fifth Position Etude Number One
The Court Jester (Fifth Position)
Fifth Position Etude Number Two
The Seventh Position
Seventh Position Etude Number One
Rondo (Carcassi)
Chords in the Seventh Position
Seventh Position Etude Number Two
The Ninth Position
Ninth Position Etude
Matamoras (Ninth Position)
Chords in the Ninth Position
Ninth Position Etude Number Two
The Key of D-flat
The D-flat Major Scale
Etude in the First Position
The Chords in the Key of D-flat
The D-flat Scale in the Sixth Position
Recreation
The D-flat Scale in the Eighth Position
Eighth Position Exercise
Prelude
Theme from the "Minute Waltz" (Frederic Chopin, arr. by Mel Bay)
The Key of B-flat Minor
The B-flat Minor Scales
Etude
The Harmonic Mode in Position
The Chords in the Key of B-flat Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Key of B-flat Minor)
Chord Etude
Prelude in B-flat Minor
Position Etude in B-flat Minor
Lazy Evening (Mel Bay)
The Key of B Major
The B Major Scale (First Position)
Exercise in the First Position
The Chords in the Key of B
The Harmonized Scale (Key of B)
Prelude in B Major
Etude in B
The Key of G-sharp Minor
The G-sharp Minor Scales
The Chords in the Key of G-sharp Minor
Prelude in G-sharp Minor
The Keys of F-sharp and G-flat Major
The F-sharp and G-flat Scales in the First Position
Etude in the First Position
The Chords in the Keys of F-sharp and G-flat Major
Harmonized Scales (F-sharp and G-flat Major)
"Accompaniment Chords"
The F-sharp and G-flat Scales in Sixth Position
Sixth Position Etude
The F-sharp and G-flat Scale in Three Octaves
The Keys of D-sharp Minor and E-flat Minor
The Harmonized Scale (Keys of D-sharp Minor and E-flat Minor)
Prelude in D-sharp Minor
Witchcraft (Mel Bay)
Flower Song

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